ABSTRACT
The optimal target for revascularization in patients with history of coronary artery bypass graft surgery [CABG] is unclear. This study was designed to compare the outcome of percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] on saphenous vein grafts [SVG] and that on native vessels in patients with previous CABG in terms of major adverse cardiac events [MACE]. The study drew upon data on consecutive patients hospitalized for PCI and MACE rate during a nine-month follow- up period. The patients were divided according to the target vessel for PCI into two groups: SVG and native vessel. Between 2003 and 2007, 226 patients underwent PCI 6.57 +/- 4.55 years after CABG. Their mean age was 59.52 +/- 9.38 years, and 176 [77.9%] were male. PCI was performed on the SVG in 63 [27.9%] patients and on the native coronary artery in the rest. During a nine-month follow-up period, 9 [4%] patients suffered MACE; the prevalence of MACE was not significantly different between the SVG group [4.8%] and the native vessel group [4.9%], [p value = 0.999]. PCI on grafted and native vessels did not affect MACE in patients undergoing PCI after CABG